Practical Wisdom for Extraordinary Living
From the monthly archives:
‘Tis The Last Rose of Summer ‘Tis the last rose of summer,Left blooming alone ;All her lovely companionsAre faded and gone ;No flower of her kindred,No rose-bud is nigh,To reflect back her blushes,Or give sigh for sigh. I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one!To pine on the stem ;Since the lovely are sleeping,Go sleep thou [...]
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As you may remember, over the weekends I take a break from writing, and instead share the voices and wisdom of others.©Keiichi Nishimura, Cranes over MoonInspired by Issa – Moon in the Autumn Dawn autumn moona circle of nervesoothers inspired by moon in the autumn dawn-nearing month’s endlantern in the eaves-Issa,1827 – john tiong chunghoo
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If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves, there wouldn’t be enough to go around.– Christina Stead (1903-1983) From the historical perspective of the creation and meaning given to money, to the current value placed on it by complex forces of governmental agencies and economic policies, all of us [...]
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If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. — Dorothy Parker Yesterday, we examined the pervasive Puritan work ethic and its relationship to our beliefs about money. There is no denying that it has in some ways has been very valuable. It has been [...]
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It is a tragic mix-up when the United States spends $500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only $53 annually on the victims of poverty. * — Dr. Martin Luther King As we begin to consider and heal our own relationship with money, we can’t overlook the values and ideology that permeate the very foundation [...]
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This is the Harvest Moon, also known as the Wine Moon. It is the Full Moon closest to Autumn Equinox and when the Moon is in the sign of Aries. This is truly the ideal time to harvest any herbs, veggies and other garden goodies before they are nipped by frost or simply the dwindling [...]
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O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stainedWith the blood of the grape, pass not, but sitBeneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest,And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe;And all the daughters of the year shall dance!Sing now the lusty song of fruit and flowers.– William Blake, To Autumn, 1783 If you’re still [...]
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The Moon That moon which the sky never saweven in dreamshas risen again bringing a firethat no water can drown See here where the bodyhas its houseand see here my soul the cup of love has made the onedrunkand the other a ruin.– Rumi In the ancient Greek lunar calendar, the days during this week’s [...]
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Once more the liberal year laughs outO’er richer stores than gems or gold:Once more with harvest song and shoutIs nature’s boldest triumph told.– John Greenleaf Whittier This morning, before most North Americans had rolled out of bed, we moved into the time of perfect balance, the Equinox, taken from the Latin for “equal night.” It [...]
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On this date, the Sun leaves Virgo and continues its journey by entering the sign of Libra, fittingly, the sign of the balanced scales. Librans are brilliant and skillful when it comes to relating to others and forming partnerships of all sorts. For a Libra, everything is better if it’s done together. Just like the [...]
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Despite continued hot temperatures, the daylight hours are obviously diminishing - Summer is waning.
On my blog, we are weaving spells appropriate to this harvest season. By deepening a daily practice of thanksgiving, we awaken true abundance. Blessed be.
This week, the Seven of Swords challenges us, demanding that we deal with issues regarding honesty and integrity.
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